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Best documentary under 30 minutes - December 2, 2010Dare to Care, an award-winning DVD that examines the purpose of education with an emphasis on looking beyond academics to...
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SFU Business a global research leader - November 18, 2010An International Business Review study has ranked SFU Business as one of the world’s most prolific institutions in the...
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Think. You're ready. - November 18, 2010That’s the theme of this year’s student recruitment campaign and two videos created to accompany it at http://at...
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Support for English as an additional language - November 18, 2010VP-academic Jon Driver has struck a committee to review organizational and programming options for improving the language...
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New centre explores teaching and learning - November 4, 2010Who are today’s university students and how can we enhance their learning experience? This is just one of several themes...
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Youth advocate urges kids to get motivated - November 4, 2010You could say Afraj Gill is a perfect student. The 100-per-cent grade-point average is right there on his high school...
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New book tackles high school homophobia - November 4, 2010It Gets Better, an Internet campaign to support bullied gay and lesbian youth, has gone viral with more than 10 million views...
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World lit students launch new magazine - November 4, 2010Students in the world literature program have published a new literary magazine, Lyre. Although funded by the program,...
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Classroom guide targets homelessness - October 29, 2010Two SFU economics researchers have developed a new resource guide for B.C. schools aimed at helping high school students...
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Business grad student wins teaching award - October 21, 2010SFU Business PhD student Kirk Plangger (above) has won an outstanding teaching award from a U.S. university clinic renowned...
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New funding for mechatronics - October 21, 2010Students enrolled in the popular Mechatronics Systems Engineering (MSE) program at the Surrey campus will benefit from almost...
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Centre for public opinion launched - October 21, 2010SFU’s political science department launched its new Centre for Public Opinion and Political Representation Oct. 12 with...
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Celebrating Open Access publishing Oct. 18-24 - October 15, 2010SFU is a leader in promoting Open Access publishing, an alternative to commercial academic publishing that makes scholarly...
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Certificate embraces corporate responsibility ABCs - October 7, 2010A business education with a conscience: that’s what students can expect from the new Certificate in Corporate Social...
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SFU renews College partnership - October 7, 2010The board of governors has approved a 10-year renewal of SFU’s partnership agreement with Fraser International College ...
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MPH degree broadens Burmese doctor’s reach - October 7, 2010It’s no surprise that when Thiha Maung Maung has time to watch a movie it’s the pure-escapism variety, because...
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Professional master’s program suits staffers - October 7, 2010What could possibly bring together a student recruiter, a finance executive and an education coordinator in the same...
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New funds for French-Language Programs - October 7, 2010New federal and provincial funding for the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) will give a boost to SFU...
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Genomics video gets thumbs up - September 23, 2010Six SFU science students have clinched first prize for the best short film on genomics and health in Gene Screen B.C.’s...
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Business prof teaches sustainable practices - September 23, 2010Stephanie Bertels teaches her students to go the extra mile when it comes to integrating sustainability into business...
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Students ponder climate change, oil decline - September 23, 2010The Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue is an intensive learning program that uses dialogue to focus on a single theme&mdash...
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Learn bhangra dancing for credit - September 9, 2010Bhangra dancers performed during the 2010 Winter Olympics and the opening for the recent Canadian Juno Awards. Now, SFU...
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Aerospace star headlining observatory fundraiser - September 9, 2010Back to school isn’t only about hitting the books this fall. It’s also about stargazing, planetary...
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Public health programs receive landmark accreditation - September 9, 2010SFU’s master of public health (MPH) degree is the first such program in English Canada to receive accreditation by the...
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Stress-free courses? CS has a sampler - August 5, 2010Interested in university courses without the pressure of deadlines and exams? Try the new SFU Academic Sampler program from...
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More summer sojourners - August 5, 2010It’s summertime and the learning is easier off campus for many SFU students, staff and faculty members. SFU News has a...
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TA /TM orientation day - August 5, 2010Don’t miss the 25th annual fall-semester TA/TM orientation day on Friday, Sept. 10. The event is for SFU teaching...
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Summer 2010 Sojourners - July 22, 2010It’s summertime and the learning is easier off campus for many SFU students, staff and faculty members. SFU News has a...
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Interested in English in all its guises? - July 8, 2010SFU is hosting the 16th annual conference of the International Association for World Englishes, July 25–27 at the...
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Stingray fails to dampen field trip - July 8, 2010His too-close encounter with a stingray was a mere footnote to an otherwise great summer field course in Mexico’s Baja...
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Surrey launching Systems One this fall - July 8, 2010The Faculty of Applied Sciences is introducing a new cohort program called Systems One this fall for students entering their...
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Greek: there’s an SFU app for that - June 24, 2010The Hellenic studies department’s free Odysseas Greek language iPhone application—a light version of its Odysseas...
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Grandma crim student chooses SFU for Fulbright - June 24, 2010Grandmother-of-three Tamera Jenkins of Independence, Mo., who is heading to SFU’s Centre for Restorative Justice this...
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Computing science undergrads win BCNET challenge - June 24, 2010Three SFU computing science students have won first place in the BCNET Broadband Innovation Challenge for a Web application...
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More business mentors for SFU students - June 24, 2010SFU Venture Connection has expanded its student business-mentorship program with the addition of three more mentors-in...
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Math whiz dazzles professors - June 10, 2010Asif Zaman blushes with embarrassment when he hears that his professors call him “the perfect student.” ...
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Outlook bright for DDP grads - June 10, 2010The first three Chinese students to graduate from SFU’s unique dual-degree program in computing science offered jointly...
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Public Policy master’s program becomes school - May 27, 2010Six years after its inception, the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program has now become the School of Public Policy. ...
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SFU workshops cater to aspiring writers - May 27, 2010Reading on the beach is a popular summer pastime, but what about learning how to write those books? SFU’s Summer...
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‘Trauma’ films celebrate private power: thesis - May 27, 2010The next time you watch a contemporary Hollywood film about a traumatic global event such as the Rwandan genocide or the Iraq...
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New award helps students take flight - May 13, 2010SFU students considering an international volunteer or co-op term with a non-profit organization doing humanitarian, civic...
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New funding for SFU students volunteering or pursuing co-op abroad - April 20, 2010SFU students who are considering an international volunteer or co-op work term with a not-for-profit organization involved in...
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MOT MBAs focus on community, entrepreneurship - April 19, 2010Emergency-response iPhone apps, sustainable transportation programs, portable power devices—Management of Technology ...
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Bright technology ideas wanted - April 8, 2010April 19 is the deadline for SFU entrepreneurs and inventors to enter the New Ventures BC competition with their technology...
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Calling all SFU grad students - March 25, 2010Graduate students are invited to showcase their research, ideas, innovations and entrepreneurial skills to industry,...
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Paris in springtime for international co-op student - March 25, 2010SFU Business undergrad Jessica Wang turned heads when she landed an international co-op work semester in Paris, France. ...
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2010 CaseIT competition - March 25, 2010Sixteen student teams from universities in Germany, Singapore, Italy, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Lebanon, USA and Canada will...
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Centre to focus on global workforce management - February 25, 2010SFU Business has established a new centre that will develop strategies and carry out research related to the changing needs...
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Gift of Music for SFU Contemporary Arts - February 25, 2010Fonerus, the North American distributor for Shanghai Piano Co., is donating nine pianos a year for the next three years to...
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New guide to practical Chinese language - February 25, 2010Jan W. Walls, SFU professor emeritus and founding director of the David Lam Centre, and former SFU instructor Yvonne Li Walls...
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Kamloops program faces closure by 2011 - February 22, 2010As an archaeologist, VP-academic Jon Driver has always valued the degree and certificate programs SFU offers on Tk’emlups...
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Starry Nights delight star-mad kids of all ages - February 4, 2010The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) celebrating Galileo Galilei’s historic first telescope observations in 1609 may...
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Financial planning seminar: Feb. 2 - January 21, 2010Employees and retirees are invited to attend the next seminar in the Financial Planning Interest Group series organized by...
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Online and distance education - January 21, 2010The Centre for Online and Distance Education is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a special presentation at the Burnaby...
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SFU hosts linguistics Olympiad - January 21, 2010The linguistics department expects to host as many as 40 middle and high school students Feb. 4 at the 2010 North American...
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Surrey campus launches major expansion - January 7, 2010The Surrey campus will add another 5,000 square metres of classrooms and science and research labs thanks to a $10-million...
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LUCID sparks aboriginal learning - January 7, 2010Educators involved in an SFU pilot project in Prince Rupert credit the project with boosting aboriginal children’s...
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Classes break for Olympics - January 7, 2010SFU will take a two-week break in classes Feb. 15–26 to accommodate the 2010 Olympic games. The university, however, will...
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Kudos for LSG’s Teck custom-course suite - January 7, 2010SFU’s Learning Strategies Group (LSG) is among 17 Canadian educational organizations to be recognized for excellence in...
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Literacy Lives to help socially excluded - January 7, 2010Continuing Studies is launching a two-year project called Literacy Lives to improve the literacy and essential skills of...
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Staff exchange - January 7, 2010Are you interested in learning about new cultures and ways of doing business? Do you want to improve services and resources...
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SIAT sparks a GRAND plan - January 7, 2010Researchers from the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) will be part of a GRAND effort to study how people make...
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